Guatemala: Violent Eviction of the La Puya Peaceful Mining Resistance
Guatemala: Violent Eviction of the La Puya Peaceful Mining Resistance
Written by James Rodríguez, MiMundo.org
Saturday, 24 May 2014 10:25
La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc and San José del Golfo, Guatemala, Guatemala.
After two years and two months of peacefully blocking the entrance to U.S.-based Kappes,
Cassiday & Associates (KCA) El Tambor gold mine, local residents of San Jose del Golfo
and San Pedro Ayampuc were violently evicted by Guatemalan Police forces in order to
introduce heavy machinery inside the industrial site. Led by the local women, members of
the La Puya resistance prayed and sang until they were faced with tear gas. Numerous
locals were injured and detained.
Local leader Yolanda Oquelí, who suffered an assassination attempt on June 2012 due to
her involvement, warns the Guatemalan government will be held responsible for any
blood spilled.
More:
http://upsidedownworld.org/main/guatemala-archives-33/4863-guatemala-violent-eviction-of-the-la-puya-peaceful-mining-resistance
